It looks like #12 in 2016, Adut Bulgak, was cut by the Liberty at some point during the season. I don't know if Courtney Williams made it for the entire season with the Connecticut Sun, or was cut at some point. I believe the other 10 made it through the entire year.

Jankoska or Wiese. I don't think either of them is capable of playing in the WNBA and they will only make the team because they were first rounders. It wouldn't surprise me to see them cut before the end of the season.

The thing is, it's usually not primarily about how good the player is. It's about a) how high the player went (because it's increasingly embarrassing to cut someone, depending on how high you took them), and b) how much of a roster crunch the specific team has. So Dallas's top three rookies are probably fine because they only have six current players who look uncuttable. LA only have (in my opinion) eight established, so Wiese should at least make the opening day roster unless she really stinks it up in camp.

Jankoska's definitely a possible cut, because #9 is just about low enough and it's already crowded in Chicago. Given Whalen, Augustus, Moore, Montgomery, Perkins and Shao Ting coming an awfully long way (and the Lynx only being able to carry 11 players), I also wouldn't be surprised if Alexis Jones struggles to make it through camp in Minnesota.

It's Amber Stocks' first year as head coach and GM, so she hasn't built up a predisposition against rookies like Agler. She obviously liked Jankoska a lot more than other highly vaunted prospects (she could have had KDavis), so it's conceivable that she'll want to give Jankoska a chance. I doubt Jankoska won't give it everything she's got so I'm leaning on her suriving.

The #11 pick, on the other hand, is almost like second round pick. Pretty painless cut for Alger (whatever happened to #5 pick Bradford?)
Look at the depth of the Sparks at G:
CGray, Sims, RWilliams... and then as invites you have Weisner and Hopkins, who had a Westbrooke-like off-season. Hopkins isn't very rookie-like at this point even though she's paid like one.
And the Sparks' bigger guards are Beard and Carson. She appears to be off the roster now, but the Sparks also own the rights to Dabovic. That guard lineup is a tough egg to crack... even the biggest Wiese fanatic would have to admit.

When you look at all the vets on the Sparks, they might even have to go with 11 on the roster.

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Whether it's #5 or #7, the point remains the same. Alger doesn't have much of a conscience or commitment when it comes to rookies.

Remember when Agler cut 6'3 defensive-minded Whitney Knight last season? He was like gimme your numba. I think we can make this work down the line. He forgot all about her, just like Bradford. Didn't give her a call back or an invite when he had plenty of opportunity to do so. When it comes to rookies, Alger is like a dirty dawg playa.

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I think with Wiese it really depends if Sims is going to be the back-up PG for the Sparks or if her & Williams are just back-up SGs. Neither one can play SF(too small), but I think Wiese is clearly the better, natural PG between Sims, herself & Williams.

Jankoska's chances really fall on if Quigley comes back to her 2015 form & whether Stokes keeps Jankoska or Laney as the extra guard/wing.

I think with Wiese it really depends if Sims is going to be the back-up PG for the Sparks or if her & Williams are just back-up SGs. Neither one can play SF(too small), but I think Wiese is clearly the better, natural PG between Sims, herself & Williams.

Jankoska's chances really fall on if Quigley comes back to her 2015 form & whether Stokes keeps Jankoska or Laney as the extra guard/wing.

I think sims will be a starter sometime this year most likely permanently once she wins the spot from either Carson Or Beard. Most likely Carson , Sims fits due to her defensive pedigree on ball to be specific.

It's remarkable that Odyssey Sims has managed to retain her 'really good defender' reputation from college after three years and nearly 100 WNBA games of being distinctly poor at that end of the floor. Agler might turn her around (Fred Williams clearly wouldn't know good defense if it walked up to him and punched him in the face), but we have absolutely zero evidence at pro level that Sims is a good defender.

It's remarkable that Odyssey Sims has managed to retain her 'really good defender' reputation from college after three years and nearly 100 WNBA games of being distinctly poor at that end of the floor. Agler might turn her around (Fred Williams clearly wouldn't know good defense if it walked up to him and punched him in the face), but we have absolutely zero evidence at pro level that Sims is a good defender.

her team defense is VERY poor , but individual on ball shes not as bad as majority in the W. She can pressure the ball full court when shes focused

before the draft I said pick 9-12 would struggle to make a roster this year.

#9 Jankoska might now get a chance because N'dour is not showing up, and Coates won't be able to play until at least later in the season. ATM IMO two of Jankoska, Laney, Epps or Harris will make the roster at the start of the season. Being a 1st round pick gives Tori a decent shot to be one of those two.

#10 K. Davis will make the opening day starting roster in Dallas and will probably last. 6' 2" guards don't grow on trees, I don't see Dallas giving up on her potential in year one.

#11 Weise her shot and the versatility to play 3 positions, combined with Agler doing a little gamesmanship pre-draft questioning if she can defend at the W level leads me to believe she has a decent shot but if someone in the first round doesn't make it I think it will be Weise, based more on going to a loaded team that might not be able to carry 12 players, more than talent or other reasons.

#12 A. Jones if she stays healthy could be the steal of the draft. Minny needs to develop a young guard, and needs some rookie contracts. The fact that they drafted Jones instead of going straight off for Osahor leads me to believe she will last with the Lynx.

So for now I think the first round is safe, only #11 IMO is even close to the chopping block, unless Epps kills it in Camp and Jankoska stinks it up, or Coates is kept active on the roster and the Sky want to take a longer look at Harris.

Drafted in the 1st round (7th overall) by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2015 WNBA Draft . Last i saw her she was in the stands at sparks games planning her return which never unfolded Played in 1 game vs NY got about 9 mins and never played again i had high hopes for her

Jankoska or Wiese. I don't think either of them is capable of playing in the WNBA and they will only make the team because they were first rounders. It wouldn't surprise me to see them cut before the end of the season.

Dont forget the Sparks just lost their best shooter in Toliver. So i think it all depends on how players like Gray Sims, Williams, Carson etc. Are shooting.
They need players that space the floor for Parker and Nneka

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